Zadok Casey Middle School

Zadok Casey Middle School operates as a close-knit middle school in Mount Vernon, Illinois, overseen by Mount Vernon SD 80. Current enrollment sits at 380 students spanning grades 6 through 8.

Mount Vernon SD 80 comprises 4 schools with combined enrollment of 1,445 students; Zadok Casey Middle School is among them.

Looking at the student body, Zadok Casey Middle School logs that the largest single group is White at 47%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 31% Black, 15% multiracial, 4% Hispanic, 3% Asian. That is visibly less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 84%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school currently runs with 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 13.0:1, putting Zadok Casey Middle School tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above Jefferson County's rate of about 60%.

With demographic context factored in, Zadok Casey Middle School sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 23.0%; this one delivers 22.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Jefferson County shows median household income runs about $63,118, 18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 11%. In all, Jefferson County runs 31 public schools (combined enrollment of about 5,314 students), of which Zadok Casey Middle School is one.

The closest other public school is Dr Nick Osborne Primary Center, roughly 0.8 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Zadok Casey Middle School at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 33.0%.

The school occupies a town-based site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Zadok Casey Middle School has ticked down 5%, going from 399 students in 2018 to 380 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share edged down from 57% to 47%.

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